Tom Parker
Tom Parker is a founder and lead editor for Reclaim The Net and provides news and analysis on how we can promote free speech, stop censorship, and protect our personal data online.
OverRustle Logs and CommanderRoot changelog tool shutting down after takedown request from Twitch Legal
Could this be a sign that more third-party Twitch services will be subject to similar requests?
Twitter suspends Infowars reporter Owen Shroyer and news director Rob Dew
More independent journalists censored on Twitter.
YouTube deletes Tone Vays’ popular cryptocurrency channel
YouTube’s policies and decisions have made cryptocurrency content’s future on the platform uncertain.
YouTube videos criticizing Suzy Lu hit with a wave of privacy and closed captioning complaints
Several videos criticizing Suzy Lu have recently been flagged and taken down.
Facebook defends calling congressional candidate Laura Loomer “dangerous”
Facebook argues that Laura Loomer being banned from other platforms demonstrates others agree she’s “dangerous.”
Former FDA chief slams WHO for validating China’s coronavirus propaganda
The WHO’s January tweet that “Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission” has fueled online confusion and misinformation about the virus.
Twitter suspends Steve Bannon’s War Room: Pandemic account
Accounts that criticize China’s role in the pandemic are being sanctioned while Chinese propaganda about the virus continues to spread on Twitter.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says only half the views on the platform come from YouTubers
Numerous stats and statements have shown that corporations are taking over YouTube.
Scientific journal Nature bends the knee, apologizes for associating coronavirus with China and Wuhan
Nature also called for others to “stop the coronavirus stigma.”
YouTube engulfed in censorship struggle as YouTuber Suzy Lu continues to flag videos she’s “unhappy with”
YouTubers are still getting channel strikes after criticizing Suzy Lu’s behavior.
YouTube CEO promises crackdown on “controversial content”
YouTube’s rules for tackling what it deems to be controversial content have hurt independent journalists, historical channels, and many other independent creators.
Twitter locks Diamond and Silk’s account after journalists complain about them questioning quarantine measures
Big tech platforms have introduced increasingly authoritarian rules around what users can and cannot say about the coronavirus.